B.—l [PT. IV. SUP.].

DETERIORATED LANDS ACCOUNT. LiECisiFi'b and Payments Account foe the Yeae ended 31st March, 1927. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance in Public Account at Ist April, By Expenditure under section 12, sub--1920 .. .. .. .. 1,727 10 1 : section 4 (d), Deteriorated Lands Debentures issued .. .. 10,000 0 0 Act, 1925 .. .. .. 6,759 4 7 Advances under section 11, Deteriorated Lands Act, 1925 .. .. 246 11 6 Balance in Public Account .. .. 4,721 14 0 £11,727 10 1 ! £11,727 10 1 Revenue Account foe the Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1927. Dr. £ s. d. : Or. £ s. d. To Expenditure under section 12, sub- ' By Accrued interest .. .. .. 0 17 6 section 4 (d), of the Deteriorated Balance carried forward .. .. 7,212 410 Lands Act, 1925— £ s. d. Advertising . . 24 3 3 Printing and stationery 50 11 10 Expenses of committees, &o. .. 6.842 11 8 — 6,917 6 9 Interest on loans .. .. .. 295 15 7 j £7,213 2 4 £7,213 2 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought forward from previous By Balance carried forward .. .. 7,745 0 0 year .. .. .. .. 532 15 2 j Balance brought down .. .. 7,212 410 I £7,745 0 0 £7,745 0 0 Balance-sheet as at 31st Maech, 1927. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Loan Account .. .. . . 12.000 0 0 Advances on mortgages—Advances under Sundry creditors for— £ s. d. section 11 of the Deteriorated Lands Interest accrued on loans .. 238 0 7 Act, 1925 .. .. .. 275 0 0 Consolidated Fund, for in- Sundry debtors for interest on advances 0 17 6 terest paid on debentures 60 7 8 Revenue Account—Balance carried forMiscellaneous services .. 444 3 3 ward .. .. .. .. 7,745 0 0 742 LI 6 Cash in Public Account .. .. 4,721 14 0 £12,742 11 6 £12,742 11 6 W. Robertson, Assistant Under-Secretary for Lands. J. H. O'Donnell, Controller of Accounts. I hereby certify that the statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue Account, and Balancesheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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